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Future of social democracy

Dutch elections: the triumph of two liberalisms

Among dismal results for the Left, Mark Rutte's VVD and Sigrid Kaag's D66 consolidated the dominance of economic and cultural liberalism

By René Cuperus

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

Lost an empire, not found a role

The real strategic threat to UK security is that the rules-based global order disintegrates. That's why Britain’s defence focus should be European

By Paul Mason

Pexels

European integration

Why Europe’s digital decade matters

Digitalisation is the driving force of the modern economy and a critical factor in geopolitics. That's why the EU wants more democratic governance

By Margrethe Vestager, Josep Borrell

Reuters

Economy and ecology

The 'Green Industrial Revolution' is not what it seems

The UK government's ‘green’ recovery plan is thick in rhetoric but thin on substance — and it will fail to create a low-carbon, more equal economy

By Katie Gallogly-Swan, Miriam Brett

Reuters

European integration

'Frontex should have no role in asylum procedures'

The EU border agency's conduct has been scandalous — from illegal pushbacks to meeting arms manufacturers. MEP Birgit Sippel calls for accountability

By Birgit Sippel

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

Europe could make good use of a new SDR allocation

As the G20 just agreed on a new allocation of special drawing rights, the IMF’s reserve asset, Europe should transfer its shares to poor countries

By Jayati Ghosh

Reuters

European integration

Behind Europe’s ‘iron wage curtain’

In Czechia, half of the population doesn’t earn enough to live a decent life. The EU’s current proposals for a European minimum wage won’t change that

By Katerina Smejkalova

Reuters

European integration

Beware the low-hanging fruit

Recent proposals for ECB debt cancellation create a dangerous illusion, namely that a small technocratic fix can solve a massive political problem

By Benjamin Lemoine, Éric Monnet, Benjamin Braun

Reuters

Future of social democracy

Entrepreneurial innovation made Covid-19 vaccines possible

Compulsory licences are supposed to help prevent vaccine shortages. But that may jeopardise our ability to respond to future pandemics through scientific innovation

By Jan Schnellenbach

Reuters

Economy and ecology

Can we change the climate on climate change?

Kim Stanley Robinson’s new novel vividly imagines the climate apocalypse. But it's also a hopeful and visionary account of how to stop it

By Karin Pettersson